Gleanings — §588
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 588 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
قل للحوريّة الفردوس أن أخرجي من غرف القدس ثمّ البسي من حرر البقاء كيف تشاء من سُنْدُس السّناء باسمي الأبهى ثم اسمعي نغمات الأبدع الأحلى عمّا ارتفع عن جهة عرش ربّك العليّ الأعلى ثمّ اطلعي عن أفق النّقاب بطراز الحوراء ولا تحرمي العباد من أنوار وجهك البيضاء وإن سمعتِ تشهّق أهل الأرض والسّماء لا تحزني دعيهم ليموتنّ علی تراب الفناء وينعدمنّ بما اشتعلت في نفوسهم نار البغضاء ثمّ غنّي علی أحسن النّغمات بين الأرضين والسّموات في ذكر اسم مليك الأسماء والصّفات وكذلك قدّرنا لك الأمر وإنّا كنّا قادرين
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Say: Step out of Thy holy chamber, O Maid of Heaven, inmate of the Exalted Paradise! Drape thyself in whatever manner pleaseth Thee in the silken Vesture of Immortality, and put on, in the name of the All-Glorious, the broidered Robe of Light. Hear, then, the sweet, the wondrous accent of the Voice that cometh from the Throne of Thy Lord, the Inaccessible, the Most High. Unveil Thy face, and manifest the beauty of the black-eyed Damsel, and suffer not the servants of God to be deprived of the light of Thy shining countenance. Grieve not if Thou hearest the sighs of the dwellers of the earth, or the voice of the lamentation of the denizens of heaven. Leave them to perish on the dust of extinction. Let them be reduced to nothingness, inasmuch as the flame of hatred hath been kindled within their breasts. Intone, then, before the face of the peoples of earth and heaven, and in a most melodious voice, the anthem of praise, for a remembrance of Him Who is the King of the names and attributes of God. Thus have We decreed Thy destiny. Well able are We to achieve Our purpose.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: is calledgleaningsGWB §451: and He, verily, speakethkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §235: are their sayingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: and may, at every moment, proclaimtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: idly
SE expanded to “Maid of Heaven”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: damselsgleaningsGWB §588: Maid of Heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: the húrístablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: damselwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Immortal Maids of HeavengleaningsGWB §168: the Maid of Heaventablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: maidswill-and-testamentW&T §6: Centre
This form usually rendered as “step” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: draw forthgleaningsGWB §310: it is formedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: come forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: have set outtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: drawn forththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: thou didst issuewill-and-testamentW&T §25: expelepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: Unsheathe
gleaningsGWB §364: chamberskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: within every chamberprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: the chamberstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: their chambersgleaningsGWB §273: celestial chamberstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: exalted chambergleaningsGWB §212: mansions ofgleaningsGWB §168: of the celestial chambers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: exalted abovegleaningsGWB §645: untaintedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: purgedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: and peerlessnesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: purgingwill-and-testamentW&T §3: Hisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: the Holy City
This form usually rendered as “drape” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: with the raimentgleaningsGWB §699: array himself with the robekitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: pomp and pageantryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: of appearingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: clothesgleaningsGWB §617: clothekitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: in doubtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: Clothe me
This form usually rendered as “silken” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: describe themfire-tabletFire §38: heatgleaningsGWB §679: energieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: the flameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: the ablest of pensthe-hidden-wordsHW §135: righteouswill-and-testamentW&T §38: to writeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: setting down
eternity 32% immortality 23% everlasting 17% long 6% immortal 6% eternal 4% throughout 4% incorruptible 2% unfading 2% establishment 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: everlastingfire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §642: belongkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: everlasting realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: will lasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §64: for everlasting life
This form usually rendered as “how”, “why”, “wherefore” (48 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: possessionsgleaningsGWB §7: the Divine Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: whomsoever He willethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: Thou dosttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
2 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: most sublimegleaningsGWB §588: Lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: most exaltedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: and grandeurthe-hidden-wordsHW §64: enlightenmentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: yeargleaningsGWB §549: however longprayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: Heavenly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all who are in heavenfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §174: promote the interestskitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: firmamentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: all that are in the heavenstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
all-glorious 72% most 8% abhá 6% glory 6% effulgent 3% everlasting 1% resplendent 1% glorious 1% what 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the All-Gloriousfire-tabletFire §48: BahágleaningsGWB §288: of everlasting mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: Most Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: HE IS THE GLORYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: the Glory of God (Bahá)gleaningsGWB §48: effulgent
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: We, verily, hearfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §323: hath hearkened tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: makeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: reachedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: a hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: melodiesfire-tabletFire §23: Thy melodiesgleaningsGWB §618: sweetness of thy melodykitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: languageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: with the sweet melodiestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: His Melodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: songgleaningsGWB §588: melodious voice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wondrousgleaningsGWB §135: the whole creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: melodiousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: into the wonders oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: BadigleaningsGWB §286: the most marvelous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Most Sweetfire-tabletFire §41: How sweet wasgleaningsGWB §622: exquisite beautyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: enthrallingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: SweetergleaningsGWB §127: most excellentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: the sweetness
SE rendered نغمات (nghmát), الأبدع (al-ʾabdʿ), الأحلى (al-ʾaḥlى), ارتفع (irtfʿ), جهة (jhh), عرش (ʿrsh), ربّك (rbbk), العليّ (al-ʿlíl), الأعلى (al-ʾaʿlى) as “accent, wondrous, sweet, from, Throne, Thy, Inaccessible, Most High”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: raisedfire-tabletFire §6: is loudgleaningsGWB §476: would exalt theekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exaltkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: firmly establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are raised uptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispelthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: that I may rise
This form usually rendered as “seat”, “virtue”, “towards” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of GodgleaningsGWB §152: heavenlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: Thytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the Lord of
most 62% exalted 20% inaccessible 5% sublime 2% báb 2% all-highest 2% transcendent 2% high 2% glory 2% heavens 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Most Exaltedfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §440: heavenlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: glorious and supremeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: ringingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
This form usually rendered as “unveil” (1 occurrences)
dayspring 31% dawning-place 15% daysprings 14% who 9% source 7% countenance 6% revealers 6% dawning-places 4% manifestation 4% rise 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that haply thou mayest recognizefire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §337: continue to be consciouskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: habitationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: and the Exponentstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
SE rendered العليّ (al-ʿlíl), الأعلى (al-ʾaʿlى), اطلعي (iṭlʿí), أفق (ʾafq), النّقاب (an-nqáb), بطراز (bṭráz), الحوراء (al-ḥúráʾ) as “Inaccessible, Most High, Unveil, of, black-eyed, the, Damsel”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the Supreme Horizonfire-tabletFire §19: mengleaningsGWB §629: the dawning-place ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the Realmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the day-springprayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: landtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: abovewill-and-testamentW&T §34: this world
SE rendered اطلعي (iṭlʿí), أفق (ʾafq), النّقاب (an-nqáb), بطراز (bṭráz), الحوراء (al-ḥúráʾ), تحرمي (tḥrmí), العباد (al-ʿbád) as “Unveil, of, black-eyed, the, Damsel, suffer, servants”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: with the ornament ofgleaningsGWB §184: wherewithkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: with the splendourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: decked forth bytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: with such an adorningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: ornamentgleaningsGWB §216: with the jewel
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Withhold notgleaningsGWB §507: honorkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: spiritually destituteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: the precinctsthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: mine honor
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: them that serve Himfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §179: peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: a servitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: this servanttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §35: meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: cloisters
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: The twin shining lightsfire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §676: the light ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: of unfading splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: Thy lighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My lightwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: face offire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §639: shall be hiskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meaningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: the facestablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
SE rendered تحرمي (tḥrmí), العباد (al-ʿbád), أنوار (ʾanúár), وجهك (wjhk), البيضاء (al-bíḍáʾ), سمعتِ (smʿt), تشهّق (tshhhq), أهل (ʾahl), الأرض (ar-rḍ) as “suffer, servants, light, Thy shining, hearest, sighs, dwellers, earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: whose whitenessgleaningsGWB §588: shiningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: the splendorswill-and-testamentW&T §1: Luminousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: snow-whitegleaningsGWB §275: beaming with joykitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: white hand
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: doersfire-tabletFire §22: the SyriansgleaningsGWB §552: himkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: only those who are initiated into the divine mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: and my kindredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: dwellers thereinthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: children
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: that is on earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §135: all who are on the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: tidingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: on Thine earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: all that are on earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: thou wouldst cast awaygleaningsGWB §508: cast behind your backskitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: “Letprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Thou hast infused into Himthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: breathedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: they left me notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: We have entrusted it unto theegleaningsGWB §242: reject
This form usually rendered as “perish” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: deadgleaningsGWB §465: the Slayerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “death”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: doomed metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: gave up the spiritthe-hidden-wordsHW §84: lifelessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: as one deadgleaningsGWB §726: man’s physical death
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: dustgleaningsGWB §488: the dustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: and the claythe-hidden-wordsHW §104: the clayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: the dust thereofgleaningsGWB §13: of the dustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: now dwelling upon the dust
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: perisheth notgleaningsGWB §486: transitorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: humbleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: the evanescent creaturethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: unfadingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: yours perishethgleaningsGWB §674: mortalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: vanities
وينعدمنّ
literal: non-existence; non-existent; nonexistent
This form usually rendered as “let” (1 occurrences)
nothingness 26% lack 14% utter 12% nothing 12% evanescent 10% perish 7% ignorance 5% failure 5% want 5% non-existence 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: innocencegleaningsGWB §119: utter nothingnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: ignoranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §476: to be blotted outwill-and-testamentW&T §54: his name be made to perishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: The evanescentgleaningsGWB §129: destitutekitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: inability
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: burned highfire-tabletFire §50: that shall set aflamegleaningsGWB §36: the burning of the flamekitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: burningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §554: hath set ablazetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: as a flamethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: torchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: grew fiercer
This form usually rendered as “souls”, “within” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: upon yougleaningsGWB §173: he thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: for one momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: for Thine own Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: residents
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: firegleaningsGWB §689: inflammatorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: glow ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: my Firetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: of firewill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine own firegleaningsGWB §551: a smoldering fire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: hatergleaningsGWB §599: feelings of animosityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thine enemiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: Him whom I abhorwill-and-testamentW&T §54: a haterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: animositygleaningsGWB §175: enmity and hatredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: the hatred
This form usually rendered as “all-possessing”, “rich”, “independent” (58 occurrences)
all-possessing 43% rich 26% independent 9% can 4% riches 4% dispense 4% all-sufficing 2% verily 2% self-sufficient 2% lofty 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: rich onesgleaningsGWB §581: enrichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the Rich, the Self-Sufficing.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §296: of Thy richestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §157: shall be all-sufficient unto youwill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: into good onesgleaningsGWB §712: his rewardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: righteousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: graciouswill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: rightgleaningsGWB §300: Every good thingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: loving-kindness
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: engaged in rememberinggleaningsGWB §350: hath been madekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: maintainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: my remembrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: is the LordgleaningsGWB §119: Rulerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: Thou Who art the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §145: My sacred realmwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy land
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: depict that placegleaningsGWB §39: and attributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: reputedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: an expressionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: describedgleaningsGWB §702: with the ornament of an upright and praiseworthy characterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: clothed themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: canst Thou be described
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: didst ordainfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §636: and substituted for itkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: His mighty Handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §74: Do Thou, then, ordaintablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are notthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: I have hung
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: begleaningsGWB §577: and be notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: we have becomeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: would be assuredlytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §4: Veiled
